East Africa: Climate Forum Warns of Below-Normal Rainfall
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Greater Horn of Africa Climate Outlook Forum (GHACOF) has forecast a high likelihood of below-normal rainfall a…
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World View: WFP PH chief Regis Chapman on food security amid war and disasters
The Middle East war and a looming bout of El Niño exacerbate vulnerabilities in the Philippines' food security
Harvesting diplomacy: Korea’s Africa rice initiative hits 10,000-ton milestone
A Korean-backed rice initiative in Africa has crossed a symbolic milestone, producing more than 10,000 tons of rice seed in just three year…
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India has food safety laws. So why can't it guarantee safe food?
Food safety fears in India are rising as viral videos and failed tests deepen public distrust.
Argentine scientist wins global award for her work on ‘drought-resistant’ crops
Researcher Raquel Chan, a member of the CONICET scientific research council and Director of the Agrobiotechnology Institute at the National…
Olam Agri unveils Mama’s Choice wheat flour and Mama’s Pride Semolina to capture evolving tastes
The unveiling events, held in Lagos on 12 and 13 May 2026, attracted distributors, dealers, bakers, confectioners from across segments, und…
Israeli curbs causing ‘alarming’ drop in Gaza aid deliveries, official warns
Israeli curbs causing ‘alarming’ drop in Gaza aid deliveries, official warns Mera Aladam on Wed, 05/20/2026 - 07:54 Meanwhi…
30,000 people flee fresh violence in Haiti as hunger crisis deepens
Around 30,000 people have had to flee their homes in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas following a new wave of viole…
Southern Africa: SADC Ministers to Meet in Zimbabwe Over Food Security, Blue Economy
[New Zimbabwe] The Southern African Development Community (SADC) will hold a joint meeting of Ministers responsible for agriculture, food s…
South Africa: Gut Health - Why Food Alone Won't Fix Childhood Stunting
[The Conversation Africa] South Africa has a paradox when it comes to food availability. Its supermarkets are overflowing. But it continues…
Korea to expand onion exports amid domestic oversupply
Korea will push for the expansion of onion exports, mainly to the Southeast Asian market, amid domestic oversupply of the vegetable, the ag…
Colombian Coffee Prices Crash 27% as Brazil’s Harvest Rebounds
Colombia · Agribusiness Key Facts —Colombia’s domestic coffee price fell 26.8% year-on-year in April 2026. The internal coffee price reache…
Plum rains can bring mites and bugs to pomelos
台湾では梅雨の時期に、文旦の木にダニや害虫が発生する可能性が指摘されている。農業関係者は、適切な対策を講じるよう呼びかけている。
'Rats are eating our food': Palestinians describe harrowing conditions in Gaza camp
'Rats are eating our food': Palestinians describe harrowing conditions in Gaza camp Palestinians living in the al-Mawasi refugee camp i…
North Korea’s rice price crackdown backfires as traders go underground
North Korea’s Cabinet issued an emergency order on May 12, 2026, capping rice prices in the country’s markets, but the move has driven trad…
EU’s fertiliser rescue plan aims to prevent another farm uprising
With fertiliser prices soaring due to the volatility of global markets, the European Commission is attempting to calm struggling farmers ah…
Flotilla activists say Gaza-bound ships still sailing, while UN warns humanitarian situation remains dire
Flotilla activists say Gaza-bound ships still sailing, while UN warns humanitarian situation remains dire Katherine Hearst on Tue, 05/19…
South Africa: South Africa May Be Stable, but Food, Transport and Electricity Prices Still Hit Households Hard
[Daily Maverick] South Africa must translate its macro stability into household relief. As belts increasingly tighten, this is no longer a …
Congo-Kinshasa: Ebola Outbreak Follows Hunger and Displacement Crisis in DR Congo
[UN News] A day after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the new Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo an in…
Mouse plague drives Australia to allow potent bait to save crops
The economic impact from mice can be widespread as they can attack emerging crops, devour and soil stored grain, and damage machinery and i…
UNDP head warns of food shortages amid surging fertilizer prices
High energy prices, inflation and the resulting instability will persist "at least until the end of the year," UNDP Administrator Alexander…
Free up fertiliser supplies to avert global food crisis, Yvette Cooper urges
UK foreign secretary says urgent pressure needed to get strait of Hormuz reopened and fertiliser and fuel movingGlobal fertiliser supplies …
Selling children to survive: Afghan fathers forced to make impossible choices
In Afghanistan today, a staggering three in four people cannot meet their basic needs.
The Iran War Could Trigger a Global Fertilizer Shock
The loss of fertilizer shipments coming from the Persian Gulf as a result of the Iran war got me thinking about the chemist Justus von Lieb…
Cattle destroy farm in Abia community, herders’ whereabouts unknown
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the cattle invaded the farm in the early hours of Monday and destroyed the crops inside a two-plot,…
Rural Britain is becoming ‘food desert’ for lower-income families, study finds
Closure of local shops and poor public transport leaves households struggling to access healthy and affordable food‘Absolutely beautiful’ b…
Satellite data shows mixed reservoir levels ahead of North Korea’s planting season
An analysis of recent imagery captured by the European Space Agency’s Sentinel-2B and Sentinel-2C satellites shows that water levels at Nor…
Ebola outbreak follows hunger and displacement crisis in DR Congo
A day after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the new Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo an internationa…
Nigeria: Radio Station Launches 2026 Planting Season Campaign in Suleja
[Leadership] Zuma Agric Radio has launched the 2026 planting season campaign at the Zuma FM premises in Suleja, Niger State, bringing toget…
Nigeria: Nigeria and the Malnutrition Report
[This Day] The warning by the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) that deepening humanitarian funding cuts are threatening Nigeria's already fra…